The Washington critic., 1887-09-29
ODDS AND ENDS.

about Governor Alexander Il. Shep-
herd desire to add one hundred per
cent. to, and trust the committees will
succeed In getting up as great an ova.
tlon as he is worthy Of. l would also
emphasize the fact that II the "ob.
structionlsts" and the "injunctionists'
had let him alone he would have com.
pleted the streets of the city TO the
boundary lines, and the people Of the
United States, through their Congress,
would have paid all, or nearly all, the
cost of making the Nations Capital
worthy Of the Nation. also desire to
take the back track In regard to the
monumental suggestion, as Governor
Shepherd would never sanction such
project, but all the same desire to pub.
licly enter up q foreclosure on Mount
Vernon Park (D between Seventh aud
Ninth, and X and J. streets, for monu
ment of some kind, great memorial
building with public library, or
statue In bronze after the Governors
death-and l sincerely hope none of us
may live to see the statue--in other
words, that the Governor may live very
long and be happy
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1t is an interesting fact that with as
much regularity as the index of the
clock revolves, one panic and hard
times succeeds another. The study of
.Jeenance Is the depth of depths-ab-
solutely no bottom. The more one Is
Informed upon the subject the less he
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ter times are tue harder they are.
When there is an active demand for
money In the country to move the
crops, and nearly all the funds in cir
culation are tending thitherward, to the
front come our large wholesale mer-
chants asking and demanding more
money for their business. 1t must be
had, and quickly, too. The result is
that when the country is at the flood
tide of prosperity money tightens up
In Wall street, spectators force stocks
up or down as pleases their fancy at
the moment. the press states the
situation honestly, people talk
of the danger of financial disaster, stop
spending their money, the banks cease
discounting the best of paper without
Government bonds as security, and
without cause or reason great financial
troubles are precipitated upon happy
and prosperous people. Let not 1871
be repeated In 1887. There Is no dan.
ger at the present time, If reason pre-.
walls. Steady hands are at the wheel.
Let the passengers keep perfectly cool,
and the old ship Of State will clear the
breakers. To an observant up tree 1t
looks as though panic" was being
shouted for political effect and because
the President has not been moved to
call an extra session. Let all stop talk.
ing about "panic" and go about their
business as usual and all will be we'll.
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The yellowing Of printing paper Is
due, says Professor Wiesner of Vienna,
to phenomenon of oxidation. Solar
light acts more energetlcally than dis.
persed daylight, which itself exerts
but very slight action, when 1t Is
much diffused, and especially In very
less, by reason of the few refrangible
as the arc electric light, and In gen,
numerous refrangible rays, they favor
the yellowing. AS regards the preser.
vation of papers, then, 1t will be well
to choose gas, rather than the electric
light for the Illumination of libraries.
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The lighting of houses, both for re-
ceptions and the more quiet hours, has
undergone very great change. Lamps
Increase in variety and beauty of form,
combination of metals and materials.
Small rose candlesticks have again ap.
peared, In pink, creamy yellow and
jacqueminot red porcelain, with can.
dies and shades to match In color.
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The Techniphone, or silent practice
plano, Is said to do away with piano
drumming; Is more exact. and better In
every respect than the piano for al
practice by youthful, amateur artists
and is recommended by the most emf
nent teachers. No charge for this ad
vertisement; but, oh Lord If the goot
housekeepers living each side of u
and across the street would only sci
me their every day pianos at fail
price and purchase techniphones, my
wife might possibly again be led to be
lieve life worth living. p. S.-My
neighbors will please take notice thai
this is not true story, but was only
written to be printed in THE CRITIC
My neighbors bless us with the mos
exquisite music on several instruments
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A clever application of the similiC
similiJus theory was that of physician
who had In charge two insane gentle
men. Each was privately intrustet
with the care of the other. and made t
believe that he was regarded as mental,
sound. by the constant and active us
of his mental faculties in this worl
each was eventually restored.
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In Milan paper church organ ha
been invented by priest. who ha
been offered fifty thousand lire by
German firm of organ builders TO
priority Of use. A paper piano ha
lately been an object of great curiosit,
to the connoisseurs and musical savant
of Paris.
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The tower which Is being erecteI
by the Russians on the highest point o
the Mount of Olives, is already sew
eral stories high, and but one more l
10 be added. 1t Is to be so high tina
both the Mediterranean and Dead Sea
may be seen from the top. A numbe
of bells will be placed in the tower
In digging the foundations seYe
Christian graves were found together
with an inscription in Greek, in whlcl
lao a,